Schmidt Entities
Senior Program Scientist, AI and Advanced Computing Institute
New York, NY · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$300k-$325kDetected 218 days ago
PythonMachine LearningDeep LearningPyTorchData EngineeringAgentic AIMLOpsBudgetingAuditingBioinformaticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoringWriting
About the role
- Reporting to the Director of the AI Institute at Schmidt Sciences, the Senior Program Scientist will provide technical leadership and people management across the AI Institute, as well as contribute to the overall strategy of Schmidt Sciences.
- Success for this role is the ability to position the AI Institute as the premier funder of AI scientific research globally, with a reputation for selecting the hardest technical challenges and using philanthropy to significantly advance solutions to them.
- In short, the ambition here is to influence the next decade of scientific discovery.
Responsibilities
- Support the Institute lead in the design, evolution, and execution of the AI Institute's current and future strategic, scientific, and technical direction.
- Co-design multi-year research agendas.
- Support existing AI Institute programs by providing networking assistance, scientific expertise, and mentorship, as necessary, and by working closely and collaboratively with the teams responsible for delivery.
- Schmidt Sciences Support
Requirements
- Familiarity with how AI is used across scientific disciplines (biology, chemistry, physics, climate science, neuroscience, etc.).
- Expertise in at least one scientific domain where AI is meaningfully accelerating research (e.g., protein structure prediction, generative chemistry, computational biology, materials discovery, climate modeling).
- Ability to work and translate technical concepts across multiple scientific disciplines
- Experience designing grantmaking / funding programs in philanthropy or government.
- Experience working with other science-focused institutions, such as philanthropic organizations or academic research institutions.
- Ability to identify underfunded opportunities and "white space" where philanthropy can uniquely accelerate scientific progress.
Nice to have
- Contribute to the team's assessment of expressions of interest and research proposals.
- Contribute to the improvement of the AI team's operations, including our grantmaking, budgeting, events & convening, and other processes.
- Act as a conduit for bringing in innovative ideas and perspectives from the AI community, actively engaging with stakeholders to identify emerging trends and opportunities for collaboration.
- Serve as an expert advisor at Schmidt Sciences on topics in AI and advanced computing, with a focus on AI and humanities.
- Participate in relevant industry or academic conferences and events, representing Schmidt Sciences' presence on AI and advanced computing issues.
- Advanced degree (e.g., PhD), from an accredited institution, with a focus on artificial intelligence
- 10+ years of academic and industry experience in artificial intelligence
- Experience leading teams and managing technical staff
Skills
- Strong fluency in ML engineering tools and best practices (Python, PyTorch/JAX/TF, data pipelines, MLOps, evaluation frameworks).
- Experience evaluating the scalability, data requirements, compute needs, and infrastructure implications of ambitious AI projects.
- Expertise in Specific Focus Areas for the AI Institute, Including:
Compensation
- $300k-$325k
Company info
- Work with other members of the Schmidt Sciences team to drive organizational priorities and model our values.
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